Lead Software Engineer — AI-Driven, Secure & Scalable

Socket.dev; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the CTO to drive secure, scalable technology products in an agile team environment. You will deliver production-grade code, guide architecture, and promote AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and delivery speed.

The role demands deep Java expertise, strong database knowledge (Aurora/PostgreSQL), and hands-on cloud experience with AWS. This position offers a competitive salary and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience ( NAMR/APAC – India/ LATAM/ Hong Kong)
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) – Java required
• Hands-on practical experience working with Databases: Amazon Aurora, Postgres (queries, data extraction/manipulation, operations, performance tuning, reliability).
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience. AWS including services commonly used for scalable applications.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.

Skills

Java

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Cloud: AWS

AI-assisted development tooling

Tools

Terraform

MyBatis

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Amazon Aurora

CI/CD tools

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the CTO to drive secure, scalable technology products in an agile team environment. You will deliver production-grade code, guide architecture, and promote AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and delivery speed.

The role demands deep Java expertise, strong database knowledge (Aurora/PostgreSQL), and hands-on cloud experience with AWS. This position offers a competitive salary and robust benefits.